Anton Schlembach

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Anton Schlembach (7 February 1932 – 15 June 2020) was a German

On 25 August 1983[2] Pope John Paul II named him the successor to bishop Friedrich Wetter. He ascended to the office on 16 October 1983^[2] in the Speyer cathedral, consecrated by his predecessor Friedrich Wetter, Archbishop of Munich.^[1]

Pope Benedict XVI agreed to his retirement, effective 10 February 2007.^[1][2]

Schlembach died 15 June 2020, aged 88.^[3]

Writings

• Anton Schlembach, Waltraud Herbstrith: Erinnere dich – vergiss es nicht: Edith Stein – christlich-jüdische Perspektiven; Plöger Medien, 1986;
  ISBN 3-89857-050-9
• Anton Schlembach, Karlheinz Debus: Robert Schuman. Lothringer – Europäer – Christ; Speyer: Pilger-Verlag,
  ISBN 3-87637-054-X
  .
• Anton Schlembach, Dienst unter sechs Päpsten; in: Bernhard Oswald (Hrsg.): Lebenswege. Miltenberger Abiturienten 1950; Miltenberg 2007;
  ISBN 978-3-00-020445-6
• Anton Schlembach: Zeugen des Glaubens. Predigten und Beiträge aus 24 Bischofsjahren. Festgabe zum 75. Geburtstag von Bischof Dr. Anton Schlembach; Speyer: Pilger-Verlag, 2007;
  ISBN 3-87637-082-5